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U.S. Representative — California's 30th District

Laura Friedman

Democrat · California

Democrat U.S. Representative for California's 30th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (11 on record)

  • H.R.9348 — Public Access Protection Act (Introduced, Jun 18, 2026)
  • H.R.8217 — Next Gen Road Safety Act (Introduced, Apr 9, 2026)
  • H.R.7062 — Build HUBS Act (Introduced, Jan 14, 2026)
  • H.R.6298 — Safe and Affordable Transit Act (Introduced, Nov 25, 2025)
  • H.R.5085 — To exempt Federal actions related to the construction of infill housing from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Sep 2, 2025)
  • H.R.4796 — Restoring Essential Healthcare Act (Introduced, Jul 29, 2025)
  • H.R.4662 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, as the "Paul Ignatius Post Office". (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
    This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, as the "Paul Ignatius Post Office".
  • H.R.3874 — Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act (Introduced, Jun 10, 2025)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.5658 — Child Care for Every Community Act (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.9929 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building". (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9941 — Right to IVF Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9482 — Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.7802 — DISCLOSE Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.3916 — My Body, My Data Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.J.Res.200 — Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Turkey of certain defense articles and services. (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.995 — No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)

Voting analysis

Emergency management leads Laura Friedman's classified subjects, which is a heading that reaches the top of very few pages on this site. For a southern California district it points at fire, and at the machinery that decides who is warned, who is evacuated and who is compensated afterwards.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Laura Friedman's cluster into: Emergency Management (4), Transportation and Public Works (2), Crime and Law Enforcement (1), Health (1), Public Lands and Natural Resources (1), Water Resources Development (1).

The named filings sit elsewhere: road safety, transit affordability, protection of public access, a hubs measure, and a post office designation.

11
Bills sponsored
323
Bills cosponsored

Of all 11, 11 currently sit at Introduced.

Where she broke ranks

Six in total. Four noes on bills her caucus backed and the chamber carried, the year's spending package among them. Two yeses it withheld, neither of which survived.

2.7%
Votes against the Democrat majority
220
Roll calls where a party majority formed
130 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first
All 6 roll calls where Laura Friedman voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.7757
KIDS Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 228		Jun 29, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.Con.Res.84
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon
On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 201		Jun 4, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Motion to Recommit · roll call 163		May 13, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.2853
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 157		May 12, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
S.4465
To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 155		Apr 30, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.7148
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
On Passage · roll call 45		Jan 22, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)

Below the California Democrats

Her figure comes in under the state Democratic group's average. First term, and she was present for every roll call counted.

Among the 42 Democrats in the California delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.7%. Laura Friedman is below that average at 2.7%.

First elected in 2025, now serving across 1 terms. Laura Friedman falls in the freshman cohort.

0.0%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
0
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Laura Friedman has 11 bills sponsored, 323 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Energy
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Highways and Transit
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Water Resources and Environment

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